“Well may we pause to pay honor to her who after Jesus Christ is God's best gift to men, mother. It was she who shared her life with us when as yet our members were unformed, into the valley of the shadow of death she walked that we might have the light of life. In her arms was the garner of our food and the soft couch for our repose. There we nestled in the hour of pain; there was the playground of our infant glee.

Those same arms later became our refuge and stronghold. It was she who taught our baby feet to go and lifted us up over the rough places. Her blessed hands plied the needle by day and by night to make our clothes. She put the book under our arm and started us off for school. But best of all, she taught our baby lips to lisp the name of Jesus and told us first the wondrous story of a Savior's love.”

• Motherhood, by W.L.Calwell written in 1928

The bible says, “God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them” (Gen.1:27). 

Creator God, made no mistakes.   He created you, male or female and we all arrived here via our mother’s womb - even Jesus Himself, the Savior of humankind - “And she (Mary) will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21).  Almighty God himself instituted and sanctified the family unit. And He has called us to honor that institution.  It only works well when we follow God's design as intended.

Jesus not only instituted our earthly family, He brought forth the eternal family of God via the new birth - “for whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother” - Jesus (Matt.12:50). 

“I'm so glad I'm a part of the Family of God,

I've been washed in the fountain, cleansed by His Blood!

Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod,

For I'm part of the family,

The Family of God.”

As we pause to remember and honor our earthly mother’s this weekend, may we also remember and praise God for the promise of our eternal ‘family of God” - present and future!

Pastor Rodney

Ecclesiastes 12:9-14